<p>I think my parents would pis.sed if I only stayed here for one year (my lease still has 10 more months on it) because I brought a bunch of heavy furniture and it would be very hard to move it out and in somewhere else when I come back.</p>
<p>However, the apartment costs 1400 dollars and it's a studio so I don't know if two people would be willing to split it since there isn't a separate bedroom. Do you think if I post it on craigslist maybe I can rent it out?</p>
<p>I also want to leave my furniture here but not have people use my sofa at the very least. or if they do, I want it covered when they use it (and what if they take the cover off)...or mess something up?</p>
<p>Ideally, I would like to keep my apartment for more than a year, but I also want to study abroad and my parents are going to pay if I'm not living here since it costs so much..at least I don't think they would.</p>
<p>I haven't set a date for studying abroad but I want to ASAP. So maybe January 2012 or August 2012</p>
<p>It might be only a semester abroad, which lessens the size of the problem. </p>
<p>You could potentially sublease it for less than the full 1400 if that is what it takes to get people in that you feel comfortable about. Eating 200 or 300 a month is better than eating 1400 a month. </p>
<p>You can move your furniture into a storage space in Berkeley and secure a new place when you return.</p>
<p>You can move your soft into a storage locker in Berkeley while you are away, maybe find a really cheap sofa to put into the apartment for when it is being subleased.</p>
<p>You may want to check your lease - does the landlord allow you to sublet? Also, you need to have someone who can follow up if the person you sublet to doesn’t get the rent in on time</p>